What system requirements do I need to maximise wired Symmetric Broadband?
Valid as of November 2024
End User |
Macintosh |
PC |
Processor |
Apple M1 chip with 8-core CPU, 7-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine or better |
Intel i5-7600 Quad Core 3.5 GHz CPU System or better |
System Memory |
16GB RAM minimum |
16GB RAM minimum |
Hard Disk |
256GB SSD minimum |
256G SSD minimum |
OS |
MacOS 13 minimum |
Windows 11 minimum |
Cable |
Cat6/6a cable minimum |
Cat6/6a cable minimum |
Required Connection Port |
10 Gigabit Ethernet port (10G Base-T) network card OR Thunderbolt 3 / USB 3.1 Gen2 port , with Thunderbolt 3 to 10GbE NBASE-T RJ-45 adapter (Recommended QNAP QNA-T310G1T) |
10 Gigabit Ethernet port (10G Base-T) PCIe Network Adapter with backward compatibility of 5/2.5/1G and 100Mbps; RJ45 port and built-in QoS (Recommended ASUS XG-C100C) |